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Microsoft: Press Releases
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Microsoft Introduces New Ways to Help Teachers Personalize Learning at the National Educational Computing Conference 2009
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Microsoft Outlines Revenue Recognition for the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program
25 Jun 2009 | 6:15 amCompany will defer a portion of revenue from OEM and retail sales, similar to Windows Vista technology guarantee program in 2006-7. -
Microsoft Hohm Helps Consumers Save Money and Energy
24 Jun 2009 | 9:01 amNew online application enables consumers to better understand home energy usage. -
Microsoft Announces 2009 Partner of the Year Awards Finalists and Winners
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Christian Bale Is the Only Thing Hotter Than the Sun This Summer, According to MSN Survey
24 Jun 2009 | 1:00 amMore than 50 percent of women are pining for a summer fling with the Hollywood bad boy.
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Microsoft: Top Stories
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Microsoft Security Expert Knows Who Can Steal Your Identity
29 Jun 2009 | 6:00 amMartin Biegelman, director of Financial Integrity, has spent 30 years fighting identity theft and recently published a book detailing his experience and expertise. -
Students Make a Difference Through Innovation and IT Skills Development
24 Jun 2009 | 6:00 amMicrosoft IT Academy empowers students to face the challenge of the 2009 Imagine Cup and realize their potential through technology. -
Link@Sheraton Uses Windows 7 to Enrich Guest Experience
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Imagine Cup Teams Face Off in Contest of Creativity and Technological Prowess
18 Jun 2009 | 2:15 pmAward sponsored by Microsoft Unlimited Potential encourages students to improve primary education in rural India and agricultural practices in Uganda.
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Microsoft - Bing News
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Reports: Microsoft will sell Windows 7 'Family Pack' - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pmMicrosoft will offer a multi-license "family pack" for Windows 7, according to a pair of bloggers who cite details in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently-leaked build. The EULA for a post-Release Candidate build of Windows 7 ... -
Microsoft removes projectile-vomiting IE8 ad from Web - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pmAn online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. The ad was meant to promote Microsoft's InPrivate browsing feature of its new Web ... -
Microsoft pulls gross-out ad for IE8 - Australian PC World
2 Jul 2009 | 4:29 pmIt looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft. As of this morning, the online-only ad for Internet Explorer 8 called O.M.G.I.G.P. -- oh my God! I'm gonna puke--has been ... -
Bing adds Twitter posts to search results - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 3:46 pmMicrosoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited. For now, Microsoft is indexing a "few thousand people, based primarily on their ... -
CSC to Resell Microsoft Cloud Services - eWeek
2 Jul 2009 | 3:39 pmCSC announces an agreement with Microsoft where the systems integrator will resell the software giant's cloud-based online services. CSC has announced an agreement with Microsoft where the systems integrator will resell cloud-based Microsoft online ...
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Windows Live team blog
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Take me out to the ballgame: subscribing to online calendars
30 Jun 2009 | 4:13 pmIt’s finally summer in Seattle, and baseball games when the roof on Safeco Field is open are the best. With Windows Live Calendar and subscriptions to a couple of online calendars, I can figure out when the Seattle Mariners are playing at home and what the weather forecast is. Then I’ll know when I should try to score some tickets. Why subscribe instead of import calendars? Well, there are a few differences between subscribing and importing: If you subscribe to an online calendar, whenever the third-party calendar is updated, your calendar is updated as well. This is great for calendars… -
Get all your e-mail in one place!
30 Jun 2009 | 10:38 amWe are happy to announce that Hotmail customers in the US, Canada, and Brazil can now add other e-mail accounts to Hotmail!* No need to sign into multiple services to check all your messages on the web. Instead, you can see any POP-enabled e-mail account (including Yahoo! Mail (Plus), AOL Mail, and Gmail) right from your Hotmail account. You can put all of your messages together in your inbox or each e-mail account in its own folder, your choice. You can set this up in Hotmail in three simple steps: Click Add an e-mail account on the left-hand side of the Hotmail inbox. Type the e-mail… -
MSN Web Messenger is retiring
26 Jun 2009 | 4:04 pmWith new web-based instant messaging (IM) now available in Windows Live Hotmail worldwide, we are preparing to retire MSN Web Messenger. The old MSN Web Messenger experience will end on June 30, 2009. With Hotmail’s new web-based IM, you can chat from your Hotmail inbox or contact list, instead of going to MSN Web Messenger (http://webmessenger.msn.com/). Go directly to the Windows Live People page (also known as “your contact list”) at http://people.live.com and sign into Messenger (orange arrow in the picture below) to continue instant messaging on the web with your Messenger friends. -
The Countdown to the Windows Live Messenger 10th Anniversary begins
25 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pmAs we mentioned last week, Windows Live Messenger is turning 10 very soon and as part of our celebration, we will be sharing, here on our blog, different stories from our users, tips/tricks and fun facts, leading up to big day, July 22nd 2009. We’ll also have special guest posts from people that work on Messenger and from around the community. It’s going to be a great month so stay tuned. Today’s Fun Factoid If Windows Live Messenger was a country, it would be the third largest country in the world (behind China and India, and before the United States) and almost 10 times the size… -
Stop the insanity: Choose who can send you invitations and private messages
23 Jun 2009 | 3:26 pmHi – I’m Ann and I design stuff in the social networking area of Windows Live. One of the things I love about Windows Live is the variety of settings you can change to suit your preferences. You can pick different layouts and themes, what kind of content you want to see, and how you want to be contacted. Earlier I wrote a blog entry on how to decide who can see your stuff on Windows Live, but this entry is devoted to deciding who can send you invitations or private messages, or ask to see your space. You may be getting contacted by people you don’t know (and don’t want to know!).
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IEBlog
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IE Compatibility List Pruning
1 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pmHi, I am Michael Benny, a tester on networking in Internet Explorer. During the Internet Explorer 8 development cycle I was responsible for verifying many of the pieces of Compatibility View. We have discussed earlier about how the Compatibility View feature works and the steps a site author can take to ensure the Compatibility View button never displays for IE8 users visiting your site. There is another scenario that we have not yet covered, if my site was already added by an End-user to their Compatibility View list before my site was updated, and now it’s ready, how would I get the site… -
IT Professionals: Prepare for Internet Explorer 8 availability via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in August 2009
29 Jun 2009 | 1:01 pmFor those of you who manage your organization’s desktops using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Internet Explorer 8 will be made available via this technology starting August 25, 2009. Internet Explorer 8 will be made available as an “Update rollup” and will be applicable to all supported languages. Is my organization affected? If your organization uses WSUS and has it configured to auto-approve Update rollup packages, upon acceptance of the Internet Explorer 8 End User License Agreement (EULA) by the WSUS administrator, Internet Explorer 8 will install automatically on… -
IE8 is now available on Windows XP for 5 more languages
26 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pmWe are pleased to announce the availability of Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP for 5 additional languages today. These languages were tagged as “Coming Soon” in our blog post early June. Please visit our World wide sites page to download Internet Explorer in your preferred locale/ language. Languages newly available on Windows XP: Telugu Malayalam Punjabi (India) Kannada Bengali (India) For reference, here’s a table with the full list of IE8 availability: LANGUAGE Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 x86 x64 x86 x64 PRO x86 x64 x86 x64 Arabic… -
Declaring Security
25 Jun 2009 | 11:45 amRecently, a number of people have asked me what I think about Mozilla’s Content Security Policy draft spec. Back in January, I went on record as being someone who thinks that CSP is a good idea. CSP is a mechanism for declarative security, whereby a site communicates its intent and leaves it up to the user-agent to determine how to enforce it. There are a number of benefits to declarative security mechanisms: Reduced compatibility risks. Because sites must opt-in and declare what, if any, restrictions they want, new security features may be added to the user-agent with decreased… -
How we used user research data to help design Compatibility View
19 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pmThere have already been a few posts on Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 8 (here, here, here, here, here, and here), but none have gone into detail about the user research data we used to help design this feature. We collected data on Compatibility View throughout the IE8 beta releases and have made multiple decisions about its design based on our data from lab studies, field studies, instrumentation, and community feedback. What I’d like to do is go through some common questions we’ve received about the user experience of Compatibility View, and explain how user data has influenced…
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MSN UK Tech & Gadgets | Latest News
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US concern over China web filter
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CNET News - Microsoft
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Windows 7 may get a 'Family Pack'
2 Jul 2009 | 11:22 amMicrosoft appears likely to offer a "Family Pack" version of Windows 7, according to language in a leaked test version of the operating system. This week enthusiasts started buzzing over wording in the license agreement in the test build that suggests Microsoft will have an option to buy a license ... Originally posted at Beyond Binary -
Microsoft chucks vomit ad
2 Jul 2009 | 7:57 amUpdate at 8:50 a.m. PDT: The video has now disappeared from the ad agency's site as well. Earlier this week, we were all rather intrigued by the appearance of a Microsoft ad, in which a wife borrows her husband's laptop and suffers a technicolor nightmare when ... Originally posted at Technically Incorrect -
Microsoft 'mega data centers' to support Azure, Bing
2 Jul 2009 | 4:55 amMicrosoft on Wednesday launched a new data center in Dublin, describing it as the largest it has built outside the U.S. The site is what Microsoft calls a "mega data center", a class the company has constructed previously only in the U.S. The company plans to open another ... -
Some Vista users say they're getting the Ultimate shaft
2 Jul 2009 | 4:00 amMicrosoft promised that by purchasing the pricey Ultimate edition of Vista users would get all kinds of extras. However, for many, those extras turned out to be little more than a few screensavers and a poker game, prompting some significant grousing. Now, that frustration has turned to anger after Microsoft ... Originally posted at Beyond Binary -
Microsoft resorts to vomit to market IE 8
1 Jul 2009 | 7:56 amEditor's note at 10:25 p.m. PDT: Since this blog was published, the video has been removed from the hosting pages. But this copy of the video remains on YouTube. I know a girl who gets somewhat uptight when she's in the passenger seat of a car ... Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
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All about Microsoft
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Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanation
2 Jul 2009 | 8:41 amMicrosoft Research has published a new article that explains in more layperson-like terms exactly what its "Gazelle" Web browser is and why the company's researchers believe it's needed. -
Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
2 Jul 2009 | 5:31 amThe dust is beginning to settle a week after Microsoft went public with its Windows 7 retail pricing plans. Now the details (and lack of details) are starting to sink in with some Windows users. -
Microsoft clips Butterfly program's wings
1 Jul 2009 | 8:26 amThe rumors circulating earlier this week were true: Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on its MSN/Windows Live Butterfly program. -
Microsoft starts recruiting testers for its 'Dublin' app server
1 Jul 2009 | 7:07 amMicrosoft is recruiting a set of select testers for its "Dublin" distributed application server, and is preparing for a public beta of the technology that is due out later this year. -
Report: Microsoft chooses ad agency for Pink phone campaign
1 Jul 2009 | 5:53 amAdWeek is reporting that Microsoft has selected ad agency McCann Erickson to develop its campaign fo the Microsoft "Pink Project." Pink is the codename for a Microsoft-branded phone and set of accompanying premium consumer services being developed largely by the Danger team that Microsoft acquired last year.
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Bing Developer Blog
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New tools for Bing API Developers in the Bing Toolbox
25 Jun 2009 | 5:00 pmToday we're really excited to announce the Bing Toolbox, a new portal for all you Bing developers, publishers, advertisers, and webmasters out there. The Toolbox is an organized set of tools for the entire Bing community, plus links to our new blogs and forums. The Toolbox provides everything you need to work with Bing in one site to which you'll want to return for announcements of cool new features the moment they're ready. Developer tools now available in the Bing Toolbox include those for API access, PowerToys, Maps, and Translator. This is a first effort and we’ll be… -
Customize your 404 error pages with the Bing API Web Page Error Toolkit
23 Jun 2009 | 7:45 amToday we're releasing the new Bing API Web Page Error Toolkit. The new Toolkit replaces the previous version, and provides the following enhancements: Streamlined for the Bing API. Uses an AJAX client call instead of a SOAP server call, improving performance and simplifying configuration. Improved, easier-to-customize page design. Bug fixes. Toolkit Overview As much as ten percent of the traffic to large web sites is heading for pages that either don’t exist or have been moved. Most web servers return a generic 404 error page or a sitemap when a user’s desired page cannot be… -
Bing it on!
10 Jun 2009 | 4:06 pmTen days have passed since we launched the new Bing API, and we are happy to share with you, the developer community, how busy *you* have been working with Bing during those ten days. You’re keeping us busy answering your questions about the new API promptly, but not only that, you’re keeping us busy reviewing a whole slew of new community projects you’ve created around the Bing API. We can’t promise to vet all of these projects. However, several of them stand out as, well, BingStars. These include: Bingable, PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with the Bing API… -
Bing Developer Community!
31 May 2009 | 11:31 pmAuthor: Roopali Kaujalgi, Program Manager II, Bing API Welcome to the Bing API Developer Community blog. If you have not already done so, please be sure to read Alessandro Catorcini's introduction to the Bing API. If you already have been developing with the Live Search API 1.1 or 2.0 Beta, thank you for your continued support and we hope you're as excited as we are about the new features available in Bing. This blog, as well as the developer forum, is here to help you get the most out of the API. Be sure to subscribe to this blog's RSS feed for updates on the API--new features,… -
Bing!
28 May 2009 | 4:00 pmAuthor: Alessandro Catorcini, Lead Program Manager, Bing API Today, we are proud and happy to unveil to our developer community our new search brand, Bing. Bing is a powerful new Decision Engine designed to help consumers accomplish tasks and make faster, more informed decisions. For more details on Bing, check out the main Bing blog. Bing.com will be available to the world in the coming days; in the meantime visit http://www.decisionengine.com and follow us on Twitter (@Bing) for all the latest news. So what does this mean to you? The API provides developers programmatic access to…
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Bing Community
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National parks: Undiscovered gems
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amWhen you think of national parks, what comes to mind? We’re guessing that at the forefront are some of the classic parks, such as Yosemite in California, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and Shenandoah in Virginia. But the National Park Service is much bigger than that, encompassing nearly 400 parks, historical parks and monuments, and they’re all worthy of a visit. A new Bing Travel slide show presents some of the country’s best national parks and monuments that are a bit off the beaten trail — places that offer stunning scenery and a rich experience, without the… -
Breaking news presents challenges and opportunities to improve
1 Jul 2009 | 4:48 pmThursday June 24th was a big news day: details about Governor Mark Sanford’s confession on Wednesday about his liaison in Argentina continued to break, we learned of Farah Fawcett’s death, and then later TMZ broke the news of Michael Jackson’s death. By most reports, Bing did not deliver the best experience for our customers soon after TMZ posted the news on their blog. As Search Engine Journal pointed out, we had the story but it was hidden at the bottom of the main page and even deeper in our xRank result. We know that customers are turning to… -
Bringing a Bit of Twitter to Bing
1 Jul 2009 | 1:47 pmThere has been much discussion of real-time search and the premium on immediacy of data that has been created primarily by Twitter. We’ve been watching this phenomenon with great interest, and listening carefully to what consumers really want in this space. Today we’re unveiling an initial foray into integrating more real time data into our search results, starting with some of the more prominent and prolific Twitterers from a variety of spheres. This includes Tweets from folks from our own search technology and business sphere like Danny Sullivan or Kara Swisher as well as… -
Making links work for you (SEM 101)
1 Jul 2009 | 10:50 amLinks can be the lifeblood of a good website, as we discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of Links: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But how well you manage them on your site from a site architecture perspective can be the difference between your website being starved for oxygen (aka search engine referral traffic) versus healthy and thriving. That's why we do search engine optimization (SEO). This article is part 2 of the recent Site Architecture and SEO series. In the first article, I discussed how site architecture is related to making your site easier to crawl. By knowing what the search… -
Get your photo on Bing.com
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amWe continue to hear that one the favorite features of Bing is the rich and interactive daily image that appears on the Bing homepage. In fact, one of the questions we get asked the most is whether people can submit their own pictures. And now we can say yes! We've launched our first ever photo submission contest on Facebook. The theme is “summer travel,” and the winner will have his or her photo displayed on the Bing homepage on Monday, August 3rd. To find out more about the contest including photo guidelines, rules and the schedule, visit the Bing photo contest on…
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Bing News: Bing
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Bing beats Google to the punch, launches Twitter search - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pmMicrosoft Corp.'s Bing has beaten Google Inc. to the punch. Google has been rumored to be casting an eye toward creating a tool for searching social networking sites , like Twitter. But today, Bing came out and did it. "There has been much discussion ... -
Feds tell Bing they'll help battle crime; more gunfire near Cody - Detroit Free Press
2 Jul 2009 | 4:15 pmU.S. Attorney Terrence Berg said today he wants to have federal agencies pitch in as much as possible with Detroit police to fight street-level crime in the wake of a bus stop shooting Tuesday that left seven teenagers wounded Speaking this afternoon ... -
Bing adds Twitter posts to search results - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 3:46 pmMicrosoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited. For now, Microsoft is indexing a "few thousand people, based primarily on their ... -
Bing adds Twitter posts to search results - Computerworld Australia
2 Jul 2009 | 3:46 pmMicrosoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited. For now, Microsoft is indexing a "few thousand people, based primarily on their ... -
Bay Biz Buzz: Bing search to include Tweets - Contra Costa Times
2 Jul 2009 | 3:25 pmMicrosoft Corp., seeking an edge over Mountain View-based Google Inc. and Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Inc., will include updates from Twitter Inc. of San Francscio in its new Bing search engine. Bing will initially display Twitter feed entries, or Tweets ...
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Google News: Bing
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Feds tell Bing they'll help battle crime; more gunfire near Cody - Detroit Free Press
2 Jul 2009 | 2:38 pmABC NewsFeds tell Bing they'll help battle crime; more gunfire near CodyDetroit Free PressSpeaking this afternoon after a meeting with Mayor David Bing and his top aide Saul Green, Berg said they discussed ways “to work together and to deploy Bing meets with families of teen shooting victimsThe Detroit NewsSuspect In Bus Stop Shooting To Be ReleasedWWJDetroit mayor meets with 2 teen shooting victimsFox 28The Detroit News -The Detroit News -Detroit Free Pressall 1,221 news articles » -
New homicide count for '08: 375 - Detroit Free Press
2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pmNew homicide count for '08: 375Detroit Free Press"We want to make sure that the information we are communicating is accurate," Bing said in a statement. "Public safety is a top priority of my Detroit revises homicide numbers after News reportThe Detroit NewsDetroit police underreported 2008 homicide totalsWLNSall 6 news articles » -
Microsoft: Bing needs to improve when news breaks - CNET News
2 Jul 2009 | 12:41 pmABC NewsMicrosoft: Bing needs to improve when news breaksCNET NewsOne of the biggest news stories in years caught Microsoft's Bing a little off guard. The flood of traffic on the Internet following reports Bing Builds an Underwhelming Twitter SearchPC WorldMicrosoft's Bing Now Indexes (Some) TweetsPC MagazineBing Adds Twitter SearchesInformationWeekComputerworld -InformationWeek -PC Worldall 413 news articles » -
Microsoft has great support for Bing - FierceCIO
2 Jul 2009 | 8:13 amMicrosoft has great support for BingFierceCIOMicrosoft Corp. has big plans for Bing. It's opening two new data centers which will have more than 1 million square feet. One is located in Chicago and the and more » -
Bing to meet with teen shooting victims - The Detroit News
2 Jul 2009 | 5:29 amBing to meet with teen shooting victimsThe Detroit NewsDetroit -- Mayor Dave Bing this morning will visit with some of the victims of Tuesday's shooting that left seven teens injured. and more »
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Google Blog Search: Bing
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Selling Bing: Great Expectorations : Beyond Search
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p2pnet news » Blog Archive » Microsot (sorry, Bing) starts Tweeting
2 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am“Starting later today, when you search for these folks names in association with Twitter, you'll see their latest Tweets come up in real time on Bing's search results,” Bing bings. But, “We're not indexing all of Twitter at this time ... -
Microsoft Adds Twitter Search To Bing
2 Jul 2009 | 3:22 amMicrosoft finally adds a real innovation to search. Now let's see how long it takes Google to copy it. -
Bing introduces real time Twitter search results
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Bing Includes Tweets With Search Results (For Famous People)
1 Jul 2009 | 4:29 pmThere's a growing fascination with the so called “real-time Web,” with GoogleGoogle, FacebookFacebook, and TwitterTwitter all reportedly working on major.
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The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0
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Update: Microsoft pulls nauseating Internet Explorer ad
2 Jul 2009 | 1:59 pmUpdate 1:52 p.m.: Microsoft has pulled its online ad for Internet Explorer 8, after complaints from viewers that it was too foul. According to a statement from the company: "We make a point of listening to our customers. We created the OMGIGP video as a tongue-in-cheek look at the InPrivate Browsing feature of Internet Explorer 8, using the same irreverent humor that our customers told us they liked about other components of the Internet Explorer 8 marketing campaign. While much of the feedback to this particular piece of creative was positive, some of our customers found it offensive, so we… -
Download the new Firefox 3.5 Web browser
30 Jun 2009 | 11:00 amGet your hot, fresh Web browser from Firefox today. Firefox 3.5, the latest version of the competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, was released today. Developed by open-source company Mozilla in Mountain View, Calif., Firefox has revitalized competition among Web browsers since the first version came out in 2004. Firefox first introduced tabbed browsing, which has since become commonplace. Mozilla also paved the way for other companies to develop browsers to compete with Microsoft, such as Apple's Safari, Google's Chrome and Opera. "Since then the Web has become a more… -
Microsoft could be selling Razorfish
29 Jun 2009 | 11:10 amThe Financial Times reports this morning that Microsoft has put its Seattle subsidiary Razorfish up for sale. Razorfish was founded in Seattle, and Microsoft bought the digital advertising company when it acquired aQuantive, also known as Avenue A, in 2007. Razorfish had a round of layoffs in February this year; here's the story we ran on that. According to the Financial Times, Microsoft has hired Morgan Stanley to find a buyer, and Publicis, a French marketing company, could be a candidate. Update 11:08 a.m.: Microsoft is not commenting on the reports that Razorfish is for sale. -
Kayak says Microsoft's Bing is copying its site
26 Jun 2009 | 5:02 pmKayak.com, a travel Web site, confirmed that it sent a letter to Microsoft last week complaining that thetravel Web site at Bing.com looks too much like Kayak.com. Microsoft's travel-search component ofBing comes from Farecast, a Web travel company Microsoftacquired. Wired reported the news Wednesday. Kayak is in discussions with Microsoft about the similarities, according to an e-mail from Robert Birge, chief marketing officer at Kayak, based in Norwalk, Conn. Microsoft spokeswoman Whitney Burke said in a statement, "Bing Travel is based on independent development by Microsoft and… -
Where to pre-order Microsoft's Windows 7 for $49.99
26 Jun 2009 | 2:43 pmMicrosoft and retailers will be taking pre-orders for Windows 7 upgradesstarting today and ending July 11. The pre-order upgrades -- which are being sold at half the list price -- are available to users who are now using Windows Vista or Windows XP. When the new operating system goes on sale in stores on Oct. 22,anyone who has pre-ordered it will be able to download it or get a disc copy then. Shoppers can pre-order at the Microsoft store, Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, Amazon.com, Costco.com, NewEgg.com, TigerDirect.com, Office Depot, OfficeMax and SamsClub.com. If you have any technical…
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The Microsoft Blog
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Microsoft pulls pukey IE8 ad
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Judge: Microsoft's 'frivolous' actions wasted court's time
2 Jul 2009 | 2:03 pmNo, Microsoft cannot miss a deadline for filing documents. No, Microsoft cannot submit more than 140,000 marketing documents, without an index, just two months before a trial. And no, Microsoft cannot object to a plaintiff's request based on what was obviously a typo. -
Microsoft on Twitter: No kidding!
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Yahoo hires executive to oversee rebranding
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 amLast week, I took a look at reports that Yahoo is planning a big re-branding of the company and its Web site. What that really means, no one on the outside really knows. -
The video-game war: Price cuts coming?
1 Jul 2009 | 3:59 pmOver at CNBC, writer Chris Morris takes an interesting look at the likelihood of a pricing war in the video-game console industry. Despite what Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are saying, analysts suggest the companies could cut console prices for the holiday season.
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Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
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Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium
1 Jul 2009 | 9:40 pmEvery time the subject of OS licensing comes up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is released. I've got the text of a near-final license agreement for Windows 7 Home Premium as proof. -
Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?
29 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pmOne of the most frequent questions I get these days comes from people who've been running the Windows 7 beta and Release Candidate and are planning to upgrade to the final version when it's available on October 22. "Which edition of Windows 7 do I need?" Most of the feature charts I've seen are dry and dense and overcomplicated. Here's my super-simple version, which also includes OS X. -
Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do upgrades really cost?
26 Jun 2009 | 5:00 amIn one of its brilliant "I'm a Mac" ads recently, Apple lampooned the complexity of Windows with a dizzying display of fine print that eventually filled up the screen and covered up both characters. Maybe Microsoft needs to take the same treatment with Apple's much-publicized $29 upgrade offer for Snow Leopard. The price sounds great until you look at the fine print. I did, and discovered that the majority of Mac owners don't qualify. -
Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!
25 Jun 2009 | 6:02 amIf you live in Europe and you're contemplating an upgrade to Windows 7 later this year, I've got good news and bad news for you. The good news is you're going to get a better price than your counterparts in the rest of the world. The bad news is that Microsoft plans to completely disable upgrade capabilities in Windows 7E. I've got all the unpleasant details. -
Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7
25 Jun 2009 | 6:00 amEarlier this year, Microsoft promised aggressive offers to win over would-be Windows 7 buyers. Today, the company made it official, touting a "screaming deal" for anyone willing to order a Windows 7 upgrade more than three months before the software officially goes on sale. Is a 50% discount enough to get you to buy now?
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TechFlash - Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog
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How to get Microsoft to use your photo for the Bing home page
2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pmThe short answer: Win a contest.In our story last week on the team behind the Bing home page images, we mentioned that Microsoft would soon be launching a contest on Facebook to give people a shot at having their picture featured there. The company launched the contest yesterday, and the winning image will be used on the site Aug. 3.Stephanie Horstmanshof, editorial lead for Bing, explained when we spoke that the company often gets unsolicited submissions from users, and the contest is one way of trying to accommodate those kinds of requests. Microsoft sometimes runs photos submitted by its… -
Another exec leaves Microsoft's internal startup business group
2 Jul 2009 | 12:21 pmThe group responsible for building startup businesses inside Microsoft has lost another key executive, this time to another Microsoft division -- providing more evidence that the company has been rethinking the group's role.Xuedong "XD" Huang, a speech-technology guru, has shifted to Microsoft's Online Services Division to work on mobile search and advertising initiatives, the company confirmed. Huang had previously been general manager for Communications Innovation inside the company's Startup Business Accelerator group, overseeing areas including the Response Point small-business… -
Welcome to Twitter, @Microsoft, now can you fix my computer?
2 Jul 2009 | 12:22 amThe official @Microsoft account on Twitter stirred to life Wednesday, but so far the company's foray into microblogging is less interesting than the response to it. The move is getting lots of attention, positive and negative, and Twitter users are taking the opportunity to publicly let Microsoft know it has some glitches in its software -- you know, just in case it wasn't aware."Now that you're finally on here @microsoft let's talk about all my problems with Outlook. Cool?" writes Geoff Peterson."Live Hotmail Mobile log in site has a bug which prevents access on Cricket… -
Leaping from Windows XP to 7? Some important stuff to consider
1 Jul 2009 | 11:11 amBudget-conscious PC users contemplating a move to Microsoft's Windows 7 might be tempted to upgrade their existing machines, rather than spend money on new PCs that come with Windows 7 installed. With large swaths of the population avoiding Windows Vista, that means many would be making the upgrade on PCs now running the older Windows XP.And those tech-savvy cheapskates would appear to be in luck. For a limited time (until July 11 in the U.S. and Canada) Microsoft is offering reduced prices to people who pre-order upgrade versions of Windows 7 Home Premium ($49.99) and Windows 7… -
Microsoft: IE8 still beats Firefox, just ignore those pesky add-ons
30 Jun 2009 | 5:33 pmWith Firefox 3.5 now finished and available for download, Microsoft used the occasion to tout the speed of Internet Explorer 8. Whereas previously Microsoft focused on page load times, the company today made the case that IE8's "Accelerators" make it faster to use.Accelerators let Web users highlight text on a page and right-click to bring up a menu to automatically insert and use that text on other sites, rather than cutting and pasting. Microsoft offered up a video showing how Accelerators speed up simple tasks, but it made a point of noting that "all tests were performed…
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IT professionals will not drop Windows XP quietly (if ever)
1 Jul 2009 | 7:55 amIn a series of poll questions, IT professionals made it quite clear they were not interested in migrating away from Windows XP. What do the results mean for your organization? ———————————————————————– A couple of weeks ago, I asked a series of poll questions about Microsoft Windows XP. That single blog post lead to close to 300 separate posts in the corresponding discussion thread. The poll results are very informative and definitely give us an… -
Get a handful of useful Windows Vista configuration tips and tricks
30 Jun 2009 | 8:20 amAs you probably know by now, Microsoft Windows 7 is just around the corner with its scheduled release date of October 22, 2009. However, not everyone is going to jump on the Windows 7 bandwagon when it first arrives and many of you who made the move to Vista will stick with it for a while. Chances are good that you are still on the lookout for some handy tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the operating system. In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I’ll share a handful of useful Windows Vista configuration tips and tricks. This blog post is also… -
How do I... Use the Windows Common Feed List to manage RSS feeds?
24 Jun 2009 | 11:56 amReally Simple Syndication (RSS) has exploded across the World Wide Web. Most Web sites, especially those providing news or blogs, have RSS options to help you manage your content. There are also probably hundreds of software programs out there that help you manage your RSS feeds by aggregating them into one program. With the release of Windows Internet Explorer 7, Windows Vista, and Outlook 2007, Microsoft has also included a new feature, the Windows Common Feed List (CFL), as a viable option for managing your RSS Feeds. Microsoft has made it easy to have all of your RSS content stored in one… -
Determine if your hardware can support Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
24 Jun 2009 | 8:16 amOne of the most innovative features in Windows 7, from an IT perspective that is, is the new Windows XP Mode. This feature makes it easy to install and run Windows XP applications right from within Windows 7 by way of hardware-based virtualization technology and the new Windows Virtual PC utility — the successor to Microsoft Virtual PC. I’ve wanted to experiment with Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 for quite some time, but only recently got around to accomplishing that objective. I now have Windows XP Mode up and running on my Windows 7 system and am truly amazed by the way that it… -
101 Microsoft Windows XP Tips you should know
18 Jun 2009 | 12:26 pmOver the years, TechRepublic has amassed an extraordinary amount of tips for the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Many have appeared in this blog and always prove to be popular, even if they were originally published years ago. Well, recently we published a compilation of all these performance and troubleshooting tips in a collection called “101 Microsoft Windows XP Tips, Tweaks, and Hacks You Need to Know.” These tips will help you achieve better performance, troubleshoot problems, and properly configure your Windows XP system. You can download “101 Microsoft Windows…
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A Bit Of Twitter In Bing
2 Jul 2009 | 3:15 amThe Bing team is bringing a bit of Twitter to Bing search results. Not indexing all of Twitter at this time… just a small set of prominent and prolific Twitterers (a few thousand) to start. This includes Tweets from folks from Microsoft’s own search technology and business sphere like Danny Sullivan or Kara Swisher as well as those from spheres of more general consumer appeal like Al Gore or Ryan Seacrest. The choice who to add was based primarily on follower count and volume of tweets. Did your blog (or you personally) get in? Only way to find out is to try! How? Of course we want to… -
Microsoft ends Windows Live Butterfly beta testers program
1 Jul 2009 | 10:23 pmAs reported by Mary Jo Foley, the Windows Live Butterfly program, a group of beta testers who signed on to test whatever was thrown their way, is sputtering to a close. From a statement issued by Microsoft on the subject: “The Butterfly group has been involved in beta testing MSN and Windows Live products for a number of years. Rather than continue the program as something only focused on beta testing, we’re offering the group a variety of options to engage in the broader Windows Live community, including the opportunity to join the MVP (Most Valuable Professional)… -
Bing Homepage Photos Coming To More Markets + Photo Contest!
1 Jul 2009 | 12:13 pmOne of the favorite features of Bing for many users is the daily image that appears on the homepage each day. Whilst not yet available in every country, this will change! According to this blogpost, international markets will also get a rich image version of the homepage. Starting next month, a number of those markets (including Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and the UK) will begin customizing the images to suit their unique audience, as well as adding their own hotspots! Hotspots? Yes those little squares you see when you hover over the homepage image, they tell you more about the picture. -
Microsoft India - Windows Live Planet
1 Jul 2009 | 7:50 amOne of our readers, nikhil_jain, pointed out Windows Live Planet. Curious me just had to investigate. Windows live Planet is a social network from Microsoft India. It will help you find people with similar interests as you. You can also “Populate Your Planet” as they call it by importing contacts from the social networks that are connected to Windows Live (Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Hi5 and Tagged), just as you can on your Windows Live Profile. The site also makes use of the Messenger Web Bar, so you can chat to your windows Live contacts without leaving the site. This social… -
Get All Your Email In One Place!
30 Jun 2009 | 2:42 pmHotmail users in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Germany were already enjoying this feature: the possibility to add email accounts to their Windows Live Hotmail account, so they can read all their mail at one place. Starting today users in the US, Canada, and Brazil can add any POP-enabled email account to their Hotmail! Setting this up is easy: (1) Click Add an e-mail account on the left-hand side of the Hotmail inbox. (2) Type the email address and password for your other account, and click Next. (3) Choose where you want the messages to go, and click Save. Note:…
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Warren Buffett makes gifts to charity worth $1.53B (AP)
2 Jul 2009 | 5:38 pmBillionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. -
DOJ confirms antitrust review of Google book deal (at MarketWatch)
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[$$] Oracle to Cut Up to 1,000 European Jobs, Union Says (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
2 Jul 2009 | 2:40 pmOracle to Cut Up to 1,000 Europe Jobs, Union Says Oracle is planning to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Europe, according to a French labor union.
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Microsoft to offer three-user Windows 7 Family Pack? - TechSpot
2 Jul 2009 | 4:51 pmProduct ReviewsMicrosoft to offer three-user Windows 7 Family Pack?TechSpotMicrosoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, according to a pair of reports citing details in the Microsoft to sell Windows 7 family packsElectronistaWindows 7 May Get Family Pack DiscountInfoWorldMicrosoft punishes Linux, Mac and white box PC buildersiTWirejkOnTheRun -Technologizer -Softpediaall 33 news articles » -
Microsoft's 'Gazelle' Browser Concept Going on Tour - Redmond Developer News
2 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pmMicrosoft's 'Gazelle' Browser Concept Going on TourRedmond Developer NewsThat's a question being investigated with "Gazelle," an ongoing project at Microsoft Research. Microsoft plans to describe Gazelle in greater detail next and more » -
Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web - PC World
2 Jul 2009 | 10:54 amPC WorldMicrosoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From WebPC WorldAn online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to Microsoft drops IE8 'OMGIGP' ad following complaintsNeoseekerMicrosoft resorts to vomit to market IE 8CNET NewsMicrosoft pulls IE8 vomit adPocket-lint.comNet News Daily -G4 TV -CNET Newsall 126 news articles » -
Vista Ultimate users fume, rant over Windows 7 deals - Computerworld
2 Jul 2009 | 10:13 amCNET NewsVista Ultimate users fume, rant over Windows 7 dealsComputerworldComputerworld - Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, Windows 7 Beta Kill Switch ActivatedInformationWeekMicrosoft begins Windows 7 beta close downComputer ShopperWindows 7 Versus XP: Which Belongs On Your Netbook?Tom's Hardware GuideWindows & Net Magazine -CIO Today -Computerworldall 438 news articles » -
The Daily Engadget: Track Your Tech at gdgt, Microsoft 'Pink' Phone? - Switched
2 Jul 2009 | 7:34 amThe Daily Engadget: Track Your Tech at gdgt, Microsoft 'Pink' Phone?SwitchedAlthough the Zune's popularity may pale in comparison to the iPod, Microsoft may be getting ready to take on the iPhone with a Microsoft-branded handset, and more »
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Some Vista users say they're getting the Ultimate shaft
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Bing Adds Twitter Searches
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Microsoft a Year after Bill Gates' Exit
2 Jul 2009 | 9:23 amChanges inside Microsoft have been subtle since Bill Gates left. July 2, 2009 By Stuart J. Johnston : It's been a year since Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates stepped away from the company full-time to focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . -
Infinity Info Systems Selected as 2009 Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year Finalist
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins Prestigious Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThermo Fisher Scientific Wins Prestigious Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award in Informatics for Second Consecutive Year 2009-06-30 13:38:29 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins Prestigious Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award in Informatics for Second Consecutive Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Informatics ...
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Microsoft Maren – On The Fly Arabic Translation Utility
2 Jul 2009 | 9:11 amI love stuff like this….smart, innovative use of technology to make people’s lives easier. The essence of Blue Monster. Our Cairo Microsoft Innovation Center (CMIC) released Microsoft Maren today – a Windows extension that allows you to type Arabic in Roman characters and have it converted on the fly to Arabic script. I’ve spent a good while today playing with this and having IM conversations translated on the fly to Arabic. Wonderful stuff. It integrates seamlessly with Windows and works in most Windows applications and websites. You can download and install Maren for free right now… -
TweetCraft – A Twitter Client for WoW
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Get Your Photography in front of millions with Bing.com
2 Jul 2009 | 1:58 amLarry Larsen just posted about a Facebook contest from the Bing team that gives you the opportunity to have your photo used as the backdrop on our new search service. The beautiful backgrounds have gotten a lot of attention since launch and seem to be very popular. Serial blogger, Long Zheng, has even come up with a catalogue of the backgrounds. From now til July 16th you can submit a photograph to be considered for Bing fame and millions of view. -
Bing Getting Realtime With Twitter
2 Jul 2009 | 1:40 amNice move by the Bing team – they’ve started to index Twitter, albeit a small corner of the chattersphere by indexing some prominent folks like Danny Sullivan and Kara Swisher. I can see the fallout now – Jason Calacanis will be offering up cold hard $$ to get on the index list :) Speaking of which, I assume I’m on the watch list…..errr, nope ;) Regardless, it’s great to see the speed of innovation from Bing and finally we get the jump on Google (and Yahoo). John Battelle, Scoble, Techcrunch and others seemed pretty impressed. In related news, it seems @microsoft has kicked… -
The Coolest Resume/CV
1 Jul 2009 | 6:49 pmHow’s this for a CV/resume? Brilliant….hat tip to @IA
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Dashboards & SharePoint - Very Cool!
24 Jun 2009 | 1:34 pmI haven’t forgotten I owe you an Arrow-Tip on creating a quote information sheet form with calculated fields in Word - look for it next week. In the mean time, I had an interesting meeting with a prospect for one of my clients who reinforced my insistance on posting performance metrics. The team is engergized and ready to embrace metrics so I’ve been working on some interesting ways to use SharePoint for inputing and distributing information like on-time delivery rate, days without a lost time accident and percentage of rejected products. Look for an Arrow-tip on creating company… -
OpMom Post on Facebook & Teenagers
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Arrow-Tip #48 Transitioning from Outlook 2003 to 2007
21 May 2009 | 10:56 amAs many of my early readers know, I resisted the upgrade from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 for a long time (see Arrow-Tips #22 Should You Upgrade to Outlook 2007). Since that March 2008 post, Microsoft has released service packs for both Vista and Office 2007 which is always one of the key things to wait fore before upgrading your Microsoft software. So in February of this year when I purchased a new Dell Latitude I decided to go on and bite the bullet. In this Arrow-Tip I’ll cover some of my observations regarding the transition and would love to hear comments from all of you as… -
Arrow-Tip #47 Options for Managing Assigned Tasks Part III
19 May 2009 | 8:08 amIn Arrow-Tip #45 we discussed managing tasks across an organization using the task assigmnet options in Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. In Arrow-Tip #46 we discussed managing these same tasks in SharePoint. This Arrow-Tip will address using a combination of Outlook/Exchange and SharePoint to manage assigned tasks. SharePoint tasks can be downloaded and synchronized with Outlook tasks by selecting Connect to Outlook from the Actions menu. SharePoint will create a folder in your Outlook Folder list called SharePoint Lists and then a subfolder called Team Web Site - Tasks that will house… -
Arrow-Tip #46 Options for Managing Assigned Tasks Part II
18 May 2009 | 1:56 pmIn Arrow-Tip #45 I discussed managing tasks using the Outlook and Exchange task assignment features. In this Arrow-Tip I’m going to discuss how we use SharePoint in combination with Outlook to manage tasks as an organization for one of my clients Gulf Coast Welding Corp. Each week at Gulf Coast Welding Corp (GCW Corp.) we hold a staff meeting where we review the company production schedule as well as open tasks assigned from previous meetings. We use SharePoint to manage information for these meetings like the agenda and minutes (topic for future Arrow-Tip), but we also like to…
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The Region: News and Views of Microsoft Regional Directors
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MVVM and .NET RIA Services Demos
1 Jul 2009 | 3:35 pmJonas Folleso's blog | NET Framework Jonas Folleso writes "...The MVVM demo is basically a the Dive Log example application taken further, with multiple View Models communicating through an Event Aggregator and a touch of navigation using the Silverlight 3 navigation framework. The .NET RIA Services demo is a “plain” data centric application, as well as a second demo app which uses nHibernate and the XML Metadata..." Read post » -
Workaround for WCF Bug When Using a Certificate Reference
1 Jul 2009 | 3:35 pmMichele Leroux Bustamante's blog | Editors Picks Michele Leroux Bustamante writes "...I have never run into this problem before, but I just realized that in WCF applications when I provide a certificate reference with FindBySubjectName - it can fail if you have two similarly named (not identical) certificates. I don't think this is by design, it has to be a bug, but I found a workaround..." Read post » -
Testimony to NYC on Open Data Standards
30 Jun 2009 | 10:50 amAndrew Brust's blog | TechTalk Andrew Brust writes "...Consider carefully your use of the word “open” in the title of this legislation. I think everyone can agree that all data and infrastructure under this initiative should be useable from virtually any platform, programming language and type of device. If that’s what is meant by the word “open” in Intro 991’s language, then all is well. But if “open” is somehow meant to connote a requirement that Open Source technologies be used to..." Read post » -
Another Updated FindControl Method Sample
30 Jun 2009 | 10:49 amMichael Palermo's blog | NET Framework Michael Palermo writes "...I have rewritten this method a few times. This time I have implemented it as an extension method of the Control class..." Read post » -
Who are the VB Developers
30 Jun 2009 | 10:49 amJackie Goldstein's blog | TechTalk Jackie Goldstein writes "...growing set of video and text interviews with leading VB developers at the I’m A VB site. You can find my interview at..." Read post »
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Notebook in the classroom- pleasure to learn
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The MyMedia Collaborative Research Project Announces the Public Release of Recommender System Software
30 Jun 2009 | 5:00 amMyMedia tackles 'Information Overload' by recommending audio/visual content that match specific individual tastes and interests. -
Microsoft Advertising To Deepen Global Relationships
26 Jun 2009 | 10:30 amBresseel and Albright to lead teams to drive greater understanding and integration across global CMO and agency communities. -
Microsoft Corporation and Vivaki/Publicis Groupe Announce Broad Strategic Agreement
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Ballmer Honored at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2009
25 Jun 2009 | 5:00 amSteve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, has been recognized as Media Person of the Year by the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, a global event focused on creative advertising communications held in Cannes, France, June 21-27.
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NEWS: Microsoft pulls IE8 vomit ad
2 Jul 2009 | 1:45 pmO.M.G.I.G.P. deemed too much for some Remember those wacky IE8 ads with ex-Superman Dean Cain? While most where so off the wall, one has been deemed a little too off the wall, and been pulled by Microsoft. O.M.G.I.G.P. standing for Oh My God I'm Gonna Puke, depicted a women throwing up after she saw something on her partners laptop after he gets up to get a drink. The online-ad, which was one of four adverts staring Dean Cain, was designed to illustrate Internet Explorer 8's Private Browsing mode. However following feed back from users, it seems that the advert was perhaps a little too much… -
NEWS: Microsoft Bing gets real-time Twitter search
2 Jul 2009 | 2:51 amRecent tweets to be included in results Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, has announced it will be introducing real-time search data from micro-blogging service Twitter to its results. Describing the move as an "initial foray into integrating more real time data into our search results", it's limited now to the "more prominent and prolific Twitterers". This includes those from the world of tech such as Danny Sullivan and Kara Swisher as well as people with a more "general consumer appeal" like Al Gore and Ryan Seacrest. When Bing users search for the names above in association with… -
NEWS: Microsoft launches wacky IE8 adverts
29 Jun 2009 | 7:10 pmDo you suffer from F.O.M.S? You're a big company, staid in your ways perhaps, so how do you advertise your web browser against all those cutting edge funky open source offerings that the cool kids want? That's right, you hire ex-superman (no not that one) and throw him into the weird and wonderful. A cross between an infomercial from the movie Space Troopers and something you might find on a kids channel after it's shut down for the night, the series of adverts from Microsoft make those Seinfeld, Gates commercials look relatively normal. Bonkers? Yes. Cutting edge? maybe. But will you be… -
NEWS: HP first with Windows 7 upgrade info
26 Jun 2009 | 6:14 am"Get ready to experience the innovation and simplification that Windows 7 delivers" Although Dell beat everyone with a kind of pre-announcement, HP is the first PC company to get in touch with Pocket-lint, detailing its participation in the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program. Available now, the program will mean customers who purchase qualifying HP PCs will receive a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it becomes available in October. Customers can visit www.hp.com/go/windows7upgrade to check for upgrade eligibility, register and get answers about their PCs and current operating… -
NEWS: Bing Travel under fire for Kayak copy
26 Jun 2009 | 3:00 amSincerest form of flattery could lead to lawsuit The travel off-shoot of Microsoft's new search engine Bing, is coming under fire for being a little too similar to established airfare and travel site Kayak. The similarities of certain areas of Bing to Kayak's look, feel and functionality is so much so that it could lead to a legal battle as Kayak execs move to defend the site from the perceived plagiarism. Kayak's chief marketing officer, Robert Birge, told Wired.com that they had been in touch with the Bing team regarding the issue. "We have contacted them through official channels about…
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Michael Jackson’s rehearsal video recorded 2 days before death
2 Jul 2009 | 2:17 pmI’m as moved by Michael Jackson’s death as anyone else. Seeing this rehearsal video posted by CNN really makes me question if he was 100% healthy or not, a few days before his death. The video was recorded on Tuesday, where as he passed away on Thursday. He looks really pale and doesn’t dance much in the video, but that can be attributed to the rehearsal. But his paleness really showed he was already very weak. The company that was organizing the concerts, AEG have hundred’s of hours of rehearsal footage for documentary purposes. I wonder when the rest of the videos will surface. I… -
Create your own Public Service Ad for Internet Explorer 8
2 Jul 2009 | 10:57 amAfter disgusting projectile vomiting ad, Microsoft have started a campaign for users to create their own PSA ( Public Service Ads ) for Internet Explorer 8. The ads should be funny and teach how to solve a problem using one of the new feature in Internet Explorer 8. Coming up with a funny acronym like ( S.H.Y.N.E.S.S ) is a part of the deal. The best ones will be picked to run during the final weeks of the campaign in August and also receive a $2,500 scholarship. Any ad would be a PSA after the vomit ad incident which has now been taken down. Just don’t use the acronym V.O.M.I.T Take part… -
Get the PC Game of the Year Fallout 3 for 50% off this weekend!
2 Jul 2009 | 10:43 amSteam is offering a weekend deal on Fallout 3 at 50% off, which makes it $19.99 instead of $39.99! Fallout 3 is an award winning and critically acclaimed game with an average rating of 91% for the PC version. It features open ended game play and flexible character-leveling system. Fallout 3 was chosen as the game of the year by Game Developers Choice Awards, IGN, Gamasutra, Gamspot, Xbox Magazine, Gamespy, Gamesradar, GameTrailers and others. It also received 4 DLC ( downloadable content packages ) which extend the game. Take advantage of the Weekend Deal by Steam and get Fallout 3! System… -
Apple warns; Operate iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures
2 Jul 2009 | 8:46 amThere have been various news about iPhone 3G S overheating, to the extent that the white iPhone 3G S turns pinkish in color. Apple has simply described the ideal operating temperature for the iPhone which is between 0º and 35º C (32º to 95º F). Anything lower or higher could shorten battery life. Also the iPhone should be stored in a place where the temperature is between -20º and 45º C (-4º to 113º F). The symptoms for overheating are described as below: The device stops charging Display dims Weak cellular signal Temperature warning screen appears with the message "iPhone needs… -
Twitter integration in Bing!
2 Jul 2009 | 12:30 amMicrosoft has come up with a cool new feature for Bing. It has started showing tweets in the results for popular Twitter users. Tweets with profile image and link show up when you search for popular Twitter users such as Robert Scoble or @aplusk. This is one of the first integrations of Twitter by a major search engine by default, as you can already ad similar capabilities to Yahoo Search through the Yahoo Search Gallery, which isn’t that convenient. To see the tweets, you’ll have to use the word twitter, tweet or @{Twitter user name} in your search query on Bing. This doesn’t work…
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Announcements: the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program and Windows 7 Pricing
25 Jun 2009 | 11:47 amNew from Brandon over at the Windows team blog on the Windows 7 upgrade program. Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. For customers in certain markets, here's an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99 at this link on the MS Store site. (or visit the Store here today). That's about half off the estimated retail prices. Finally, as a way of saying thank you to our loyal Windows customers, we are excited to introduce a special time limited offer! We will offer people in select markets the… -
Your questions: what do I like about Windows 7? Windows Easy Transfer for migrating your life to a new PC
24 Jun 2009 | 11:59 amA quick post during a break in the day, as I've been executing a clean install on my PC with Windows 7 Release Candidate OS, and that means transferring my settings and files. Windows Easy Transfer simplifies the process. As noted here on the Engineering 7 blog about the upgrade experience, I have great appreciation for the clean installation of the OS and how Windows Easy Transfer can expedite and simplify the process of getting your current Windows Vista PC ready for the general availability (aka "GA") of Windows 7 in October. (You may also be considering migrating your… -
Preview: Windows 7 Application Compatibility Roundtable Springboard Series Discussion Highlights
23 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pmNew on the Springboard Series Blog, highlights from the latest Virtual Roundtable on Application Compatibility for Windows 7. I'm looking forward to having the full programme posted online. Video: VRT Promo Missed it? Well, here is a promo video of some of the highlights. Watch for details later this week here on where to view the full program. Tags: Windows 7, Mark Russinovich, App Compat, Application Compatability Tags: articles, blogs, Windows 7. Clubhouse Tags: Clubhouse, how-to, Windows 7, video, migration, Windows XP,… -
Announcement: Microsoft Security Essentials Beta now available
23 Jun 2009 | 1:09 pmThe Windows Security Essentials beta is now available for download on a new Microsoft site dedicated to Security Essentials. Windows Security Essentials will replace Windows Live OneCare. The new software package will provide a basic level of antimalware and virus protection, defenses against worms, Trojan horses, rootkits and spyware. What is Microsoft Security Essentials You're too busy to spend a lot of time worrying about protecting your PC. With Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, you get high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious… -
Of interest: Windows Home Server for Home Office and Small Office
22 Jun 2009 | 4:59 pmA quick note, as I have been way too busy prepping for a slew of work this month… New on Microsoft.com: a new site dedicated to Windows Home Server for small businesses, " to organize and safeguard your work for up to 10 computers." Windows Home Server for Home Office and Small Office Tags: announcements, Home Server. Clubhouse Tags: clubhouse, Windows, Home Server Bookmark this on Delicious Also available at http://tinyurl.com/lbszjp
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Making links work for you (SEM 101)
1 Jul 2009 | 10:50 amLinks can be the lifeblood of a good website, as we discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of Links: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But how well you manage them on your site from a site architecture perspective can be the difference between your website being starved for oxygen (aka search engine referral traffic) versus healthy and thriving. That's why we do search engine optimization (SEO). This article is part 2 of the recent Site Architecture and SEO series. In the first article, I discussed how site architecture is related to making your site easier to crawl. By knowing what the search… -
Site Architecture and SEO – file/page issues (SEM 101)
26 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pmSearch engine optimization (SEO) has three fundamental pillars upon which successful optimization campaigns are run. Like a three-legged stool, take one away, and the whole thing fails to work. The SEO pillars include: content (which we initially discussed in Are you content with your content?), links (which we covered in Links: the good, the bad, and the ugly, Part 1 and Part 2), and last but not least, site architecture. You can have great content and a plethora of high quality inbound links from authority sites, but if your site’s structure is flawed or broken, then it will still not… -
New tools for webmasters in the Bing Toolbox
26 Jun 2009 | 10:25 amToday we're really excited to announce the arrival of the Bing Toolbox, a new portal for all you Bing webmasters, publishers, developers, and advertisers out there. The Toolbox is an organized set of tools for the entire Bing community, plus links to our Webmaster and Developer community blogs and forums. The Toolbox provides everything you need to work with Bing in one place—as well as the site you’ll want to regularly visit for announcements of cool new features the moment they're ready. This is a first effort and we’ll be building out the site with new content and… -
Create custom 404 error webpages for IIS
24 Jun 2009 | 10:59 amI guess you can’t RT useful and interesting blog articles as easily as you can tweets, so I’m writing here today to pass on the latest news from our teammates in the Bing Developer Center. They've just released the updated Bing API Web Page Error Toolkit. I’ll be talking about custom 404 error pages on this blog soon, but for those who want a head-start on the subject, be sure to check out the Developer Center blog post Customize your 404 error pages with the Bing API Web Page Error Toolkit. Look for the next SEM 101 column shortly! -- Rick DeJarnette, Bing… -
Updating the Webmaster Center RSS feed provider
22 Jun 2009 | 4:39 pmAnother short post today. The Webmaster Center team has updated its RSS feed provider. If you use our RSS feed to keep up with the latest and greatest news from the Bing Webmaster Center team, please update your RSS feed today! Thanks! -- Rick DeJarnette, Bing Webmaster Center
